Not much happens in the sleepy town of Eaton, Ohio, so resident Timothy Johnson’s disappearance raised a red flag. Jeannie Heltsley, Timothy’s aunt, alerted Preble County Sheriff’s office Chief Deputy Terry Snowden and Detective Dean Miller on January 26, 2007....
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Uncovering Deception in Police Recruitment With Innovative CVSA Technology
When I worked as an Investigations Manager for a Private Security Company, I often hired guards and investigators who were using these positions as stepping stones to careers in law enforcement. Even with my experience in the field, identifying the individuals best...
Verbal and Non-Verbal Leakage and Finding Deceptive Cues Through CVSA and Body Language
He hasn’t even opened his mouth, but you have a gut feeling—this is your suspect. You know something is off because the subject is looking you straight in the eye, but his body is turned slightly away from you. That sixth sense you are feeling is a combination of...
Her Word Against His and the Role of Computer Voice Stress Analysis in Sexual Assault Investigations
He said she wanted it. She said no. One of these people is telling the truth, and it is your job as a police investigator to substantiate the claims. The call to investigate a rape or sexual assault is a journey that could be described as a dotted line to the truth....
Pakistan – Karachi PD – Murder
CVSA Analyst (name withheld) reports that an individual was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a young woman. The suspect denied being involved in the murder and agreed to take a CVSA exam. Following the exam the suspect was confronted with the results that showed...
Miami-Dade P.D. – Attempted Murder
Det./CVSA Analyst Lisa Morales reports that a female subject was accused of repeatedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend and children’s father. There was an adult male witness that implicated the female and uniformed officers were poised to arrest her based on both men’s...
CVSA Upheld by US Courts
New York Appellate Court – Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department Decided February 11, 2010. Summary: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him following a nonjury trial of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]) and...
Groveport Police Department Discontinues Old PSE for CVSA®II
Groveport P.D., Groveport OH. The Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA®) continues to dominate the truth verification market as agencies such as the Groveport Police Department abandon outdated and far less accurate technologies in favor of the patented and more...
Research Casts Doubt on US Gov’t Funded VSA Studies
The results of a recent study published in Law and Human Behavior, Volume 33, Number 6, December 2009, titled “Police Lie Detection Accuracy: The Effect of Lie Scenarios” conducted by Maureen O’Sullivan, Mark G. Frank, Carolyn M. Hurly and Jaspreet Tiwana, report that...
New York, Otsego Co. Sheriff’s Office
Senior Investigator Michael Ten Eyck reports that an individual, Shane Finch, had been accused of molesting two young girls. Finch denied sexually abusing the victims. Finch then agreed to take a lie detection test using the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) and...